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Be it known that L'MYRUM SUL'ZBAGHER, of 135 Bleeker street,.New York,in the county and State of New Yorlghave invented a new and improvedBnreau-Bcdstead; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to make and use the sanne, reierence being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 representsa longitudinal vertical section ot' this invention. Y

'Figure 2 is a'hori'zontal section thereot' when the extension-piecesare in, and one of the doors is closed fand the other open.` n

Figure Slis a transverse section of the same.

i Similar let-ters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the arrangement of extension-pieces, ttedtogether by dove-tailed grooves and corresponding dowels, andcomposed'each of two side pieces with transverse slats, in combinationwith a ease representing a bureau, wardrobe, book-case, or other similarfurniture, in such a manner that said extensionpieees can be drawnout toform a bedstead,lor that they can be pushed in and enclosed in thebureau or other `furniture, o.nd that when the extensionpieees arepushed in', the transverse slats ofthe successive pieces` arrangethemselves above each other, and when said extension-pieces are drawnout, the transverse slats form a bed bottom capable of supporting'amattress.

The invention consists, also, in the arrangement oi' sliding and foldingdoors, in combination with the extension-pieces and with the bureau orother furniture, in such a manner that when the extension-'pieces aredrawn out, the doorsV can be pushed in, androut ofthe way ofthe personor persons occupying the bed, and when the extension-pieces are pushedin, the doors can be drawn out and closed, and thereby a finishedappearance is given to the bureau, wardrobe, or other furniture.Y l

A represents a. case, made of wood, in the shape of a bureau, wardrobe,or .other piece of furniture, as shown in iig. lof the drawing. In4 thelower portion of this case is secured the bedstead B, which is composedof three or more extension-pieces, a b c. These exitensionpieces arecomposed each of two side pieces, which are connected to eachother bytransverse slats, a t c', and they are fitted together by dove-tailedslots d, and corresponding dowels e, in. sucha manner that saidextension-pieces can be drawn out to the position shown in tig. l, orpushed into the position shown in fig. Suitable feet maybe attached ttithe middle section,b, tor the purpose of supporting the weight of th'eperson or personsv occupying the bed when the bedstead is drawn out.When the extension-pieces are drawn out, the Ytransverse slats form abed-bottom capable ot' supporting a mattress, and, if theextensionfpieces arepushed in, the slats e slide over the slats b', andthe slats t over the slats a', and the entire bedstead finds room in thelower part oi' the case A.' Said case is provided with. folding doors,f, which, when opened, can be pushed back -into the case, as shown intig. 2, where one of said doors is pushed back. The object of thisarrangement is to bring the doors in such aposition that the personoccupying the bedstead is not liabletoinjure any part of his body bycoming incontact with one of said doors, or to injure 'the connectionsof the doors bystriking against them; and, furthermore, when thebedstead is in the case, and the doors are closed, the bureau or otherfurniture has a finished appearance. The upper part of the case A can beused for a. book-case, secretary, or for any other desirable purpose. I

I am aware that bureau-bedsteads have been made, in which the sectionsof the bedstead are' 'made to fold 'one on top of the other. Thisarrangement is inconvenient, because, in making up the bed or in' takingit down, the vmattress and other portions ofthe bed have to be removedbefore the sections ofthe bodstead can be unfolded o1* folded. Withinysliding sections the bedstend can be draw-11 out, with the mattress andother parts of the bed in it, and the bed can be made up withoutdiiculty; and in pushing in the sections, the mattress and other partsof the bed have only to be folded up into the end section c, and thebedstead can be pushed in at a moments notice.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is p Abureau-bedstead, containing three extension-pieces, a b e, with grooves,dowels, and transverse slats a b c, said extension-pieces, when pushedin, being enclosed in a case, A, with folding and slidingdoorsf, all asshown and described. i Y

This specification signed by me, this ith day of,Ja11uary,18G8.

MIRUM SULZBACHER.

Witnesses W. Heuss, Gusmv Bane.

